Welcome to a chilling new episode of Open Mic Night of the Living Dead! This week, your co-hosts Rachel and John plunge into the icy paranoia of John Carpenter’s 1982 sci-fi horror masterpiece, The Thing. Drawing on their personal experiences, recent drive-in viewings, and plenty of horror movie history, Rachel and John unpack what makes The Thing such an enduring cult classic, despite its frosty critical reception at release. From unforgettable special effects and bleak thematic undertones to details about Carpenter’s inspirations and the film’s reappraisal as a genre-defining classic, they explore everything that makes The Thing unforgettable.

You’ll hear about their favorite (and least favorite) characters, production secrets (including wild stories from the set and fun facts about Keith David’s hand!), and the ways in which The Thing continues to spark debate decades later about trust, sacrifice, and the monstrous unknown. Plus, they’ll treat you to original music inspired by the movie itself.

Whether you’re a longtime fan or a newcomer to Antarctic terror, this is the episode to fire up your flamethrower and settle in - because on Open Mic Night of the Living Dead, nobody trusts anybody, and we’re all just trying to survive to the end.